22nd Annual Sacramento Free Museum Day

22nd Annual Sacramento Free Museum Day

We’re pleased to announce that Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park will once again participate in Sacramento Free Museum Day by offering free admission on Saturday, February 1st. Coordinated by the Sacramento Area Museums (SAM), this popular annual event is...
Thank You for Your Amazing Messages of Thanks!

Thank You for Your Amazing Messages of Thanks!

Thank you for helping us thank the many wonderful docents and volunteers at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park (SHP) during last month’s Docent Appreciation Dinner. Your kind words really helped make this evening a fun and memorable experience for all who...
Candlelight Tours at Sutter’s Fort – SOLD OUT

Candlelight Tours at Sutter’s Fort – SOLD OUT

TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT. Once a year, the popular Sutter’s Fort Candlelight Tours offer a unique experience for visitors to “eavesdrop” on inhabitants of Fort rooms as they gossip about their neighbors and comment on the current events of 1846. This unique experience...
Demonstration Day

Demonstration Day

Activities vary on Demonstration Days, but may include guided tours, cooperage, candle dipping, blacksmithing, black powder, cooking, backing, weaving, scavenger hunts, and more. Admission cost is $7.00 adults, $5.00 for youth, and children (5 & under) are free....
Frontier Farm to Fork

Frontier Farm to Fork

This engaging Hands on History event encourages visitors to discover the true gold of California – agriculture! In 1840s California, people lived farm to fork. They ate food grown, harvested, raised, hunted, and processed where they lived. This month, Friends of...